Trump To Sign Bill To Help Veterans Buy And Keep Their Homes
President Donald Trump will sign the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act on Wednesday, delivering a major win for veterans struggling to hold onto their homes while rebuking what his administration has called a “fiscally irresponsible” Biden-era program.
The bill’s signing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. It marks another step in Trump’s ongoing agenda to prioritize American veterans and restore accountability in federal housing programs.
The legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), is designed to help veterans facing mortgage delinquency by establishing a permanent partial claims program within the VA Home Loan Program. This gives veterans access to critical support that will help them stay in their homes without jeopardizing the VA’s loan guarantee system.
“This is going down!” Van Orden posted Wednesday morning. “We are making sure that the VA Home Loan Guarantee will remain a viable program into the future so our vets can achieve the American Dream of homeownership.”
Van Orden, who chairs the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, blasted the previous administration’s VA Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, saying it was created without congressional approval and cost taxpayers $5.8 billion. The now-scrapped program had, according to Van Orden, placed the integrity of the entire VA loan system at risk.
“The time for faceless bureaucrats to run roughshod over elected officials is over,” Van Orden said earlier this month. “My bill offers a real solution to help every servicemember and veteran maintain the American Dream of homeownership.”
Under Trump’s leadership, the White House has signaled that veterans’ care and economic opportunity are not just talking points but a governing priority. The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act brings the VA in line with other federal housing agencies, making partial mortgage claim options a permanent part of the toolkit to prevent foreclosure among those who served.
The Trump administration’s version of the program is expected to be more fiscally responsible and better coordinated with Congress, ensuring long-term viability and protecting taxpayers from the type of unchecked executive overreach that defined the VASP plan.
The Senate passed the legislation with bipartisan support earlier this month.
Following the signing, Trump will deliver remarks on “Making Health Technology Great Again,” a broader health care innovation initiative aimed at cutting red tape and empowering patients and providers with better tools, transparency, and care options. That address is expected to lay out further plans for deregulation and health sector modernization under Trump’s second-term agenda.
The VA housing bill is one of several recent actions by the administration to rebuild trust in veterans’ services and reaffirm the government’s obligation to those who wore the uniform. Trump’s message has been clear: no more bloated bureaucracy, no more backdoor programs — and no veteran left behind.